Here’s a bet you can make with your friends. If you drove a car nonstop at 60 miles per hour directly into space, how long do you think it would take you to reach the moon? The answer, surprisingly, is only 157 days. Of course, down here on earth, sometime you’re lucky when your car even gets up to 60 on the highway.
The United States is one of the most car-heavy nations, and we rely on shiny new Nissan rental cars and beat-up, rusty Chevy pickups for everything. Getting to work, picking up food and having any kind of social life is usually fairly dependent on a working automobile, which is likely the reason why we tend to have to replace our cars every decade (if we’re lucky) or five years (if we’re not). Obviously, new car sales are enticing, but the best used cars can end up being just as good — if